MiramichiNew Brunswick

Around Miramichi, 29% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

One flood study covers the town, by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Earthquake risk in Miramichi is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.041 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The burn rate around Miramichi is 0.06% a year (2.4% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band.

Health in Miramichi trails 86% of Canadian towns

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Zone 7 (Miramichi area)

For Miramichi itself the measure is access, and it lags: 5.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Smoking is commoner than in the province: a fifth of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Chronic conditions run at 21% of adults, age-standardised, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than New Brunswick’s 44%.

Miramichi is graded a C for safety

Violent incidents came to 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year, close to New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and above Canadian towns (12). Property crime ran at 29.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, near New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and lower than Canadian towns (31.2).

Miramichi has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C

The year’s precipitation totals 1,083 mm, close to New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 5 October, lie 133 days. January is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average. Rain and snow peak in October, at 113 mm.

Miramichi is older than 85% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50

Both official languages: nearly a fifth of residents, between New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). 4.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.8%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Trips to work from Miramichi are shorter than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

The car took 94% of commuters, close to New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

Expect November days around 6°C in Miramichi, nights around −3°C

Then December: −1°C by day, −10°C at night. November normally sees 93 mm of precipitation. About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.

Miramichi sends Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Miramichi—Grand Lake

Miramichi’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.

Miramichi has two public libraries, Chatham Public Library and Newcastle Public Library

Library statistics aren’t published openly in New Brunswick, so there are no visit or loan figures for Miramichi.

Kouchibouguac National Park lies 29 km beyond Miramichi’s edge

Within 10 km are 19 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Miramichi Bay Closure, 146,842 ha, 8.8 km away. 90 km from town is Mount Carleton Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For a swim, Washburn Beach is the nearest of 7 beaches within 5 km.

Fewer households own their home in Miramichi than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 70%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, between New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took just over a fifth of household income, in line with New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Miramichi metro area, Miramichi included.

Around Miramichi, 8 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 12 schools in all

Boards running schools in the area: 2, between New Brunswick’s towns (1.5) and Canadian towns (3). Of the 12, one teaches in French (28% of schools in New Brunswick).

The registers list 3 historic places in Miramichi, one at the top

The oldest dated place, Marine Hospital, goes back to 1830. The list takes in 2 provincial or municipal listings.